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• n  a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli

• In their space simulation chamber they created an almost perfect vacuum (10 torr), the same as spacecraft encounter 500 miles above the earth.

• millimeter of mercury
• mm Hg

News & Articles

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• Man Dies in Quechee Gorge Fall; Police Classify as Suicide
  Hartford — Police and firefighters searched for three days for a Massachusetts musician who authorities said died in a fall at the Quechee Gorge. Torr Skoog was the vocalist for a Boston-based punk rock band, The Kings of Nuthin’.
  June 12, 2013 - Valley News